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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.81,0:00:05.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Currently, most refugees\Nlive in the cities
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.93,0:00:08.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rather than in the refugee camps.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.13,0:00:13.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We represent over 60 percent
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.98,0:00:17.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the number of refugees globally.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.44,0:00:23.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With the majority of refugees\Nliving in urban areas,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.62,0:00:28.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is a strong need\Nfor a paradigm shift and new thinking.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.36,0:00:35.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Rather than wasting money\Non building walls,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.67,0:00:41.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it would be better to spend on programs
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.71,0:00:43.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help refugees to help themselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.99,0:00:49.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.74,0:00:55.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We always have to leave behind\Nall our possessions.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.94,0:00:59.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But not our skills and knowledge.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.35,0:01:04.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If allowed to live a productive life,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.64,0:01:08.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,refugees can help themselves
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.61,0:01:12.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and contribute to the development\Nof their host country.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.75,0:01:17.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was born in the city called Bukavu,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.88,0:01:19.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,South Kivu,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.71,0:01:22.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.36,0:01:26.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am the fifth-born\Nin a family of 12 children.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.72,0:01:32.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My father, a mechanic by profession,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.92,0:01:35.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,worked very hard to send me to school.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.32,0:01:39.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just like other young people,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.100,0:01:43.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had a lot of plans and dreams.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.76,0:01:46.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to complete my studies,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.62,0:01:48.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,get a nice job,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.55,0:01:52.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,marry and have my own children
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.36,0:01:53.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and support my family.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.12,0:01:57.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But this didn't happen.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.87,0:02:06.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,War in my homeland forced me\Nto flee to Uganda in 2008,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.55,0:02:08.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nine years ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.08,0:02:15.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My family joined\Na steady exodus of refugees
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.30,0:02:18.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who settled in Uganda's capital, Kampala.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.15,0:02:21.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In my country,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.04,0:02:24.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I lived already in the city,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.84,0:02:30.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we felt Kampala was much better\Nthan a refugee camp.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.05,0:02:36.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Refugees in the cities
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.72,0:02:40.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have always been denied\Ninternational assistance,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.32,0:02:47.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even after their recognition\Nby UNHCR in 1997.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.16,0:02:55.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In addition to the poverty problem\Nwe were confronted with
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.47,0:02:57.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as the local urban poor,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.55,0:03:02.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we were facing challenges\Ndue to our refugee status,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.30,0:03:04.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as a language barrier.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.32,0:03:08.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Congo, the official language is French.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.59,0:03:12.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But in Uganda, it is English.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.28,0:03:16.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We didn't have access\Nto education and health.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.43,0:03:21.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We were exposed to harassment,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.43,0:03:25.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,exploitation, intimidation\Nand discrimination.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.31,0:03:31.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Humanitarian organizations mostly focused
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.46,0:03:34.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the formal settlement in rural areas,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.100,0:03:37.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there was nothing in place for us.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.53,0:03:43.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we didn't want handouts.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.15,0:03:47.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We wanted to work and support ourselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.75,0:03:52.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I joined my other two colleagues in exile
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.09,0:03:55.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and set up an organization\Nto support other refugees.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.66,0:04:01.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,YARID -- Young African Refugees\Nfor Integral Development --
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.94,0:04:05.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,began as a conversation\Nwithin the Congolese community.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.58,0:04:09.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We asked the community
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.77,0:04:14.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how they could organize themselves\Nto solve these challenges.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.51,0:04:19.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The YARID programs for support\Nevolve in stages,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.75,0:04:25.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,progressing from soccer community,\Nto English language
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.65,0:04:27.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to sewing livelihoods.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.66,0:04:34.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The soccer changed the energy
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.27,0:04:36.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of unemployed youth
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.59,0:04:40.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and connected people\Nfrom different communities.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.17,0:04:43.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The free English classes
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.28,0:04:47.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,help empower people to engage\Nwith the Ugandan community,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.82,0:04:51.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,allowing them to get to know\Ntheir neighbors and sell wares.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.58,0:04:58.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The vocational training program\Noffers livelihood skills,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.01,0:05:03.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and with them, important opportunities\Nfor economic self-reliance.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.10,0:05:08.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've seen so many families
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.23,0:05:10.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,become self-sustaining.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.70,0:05:14.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've seen who no longer needs our help.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.69,0:05:20.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As YARID's programs have expanded,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.72,0:05:25.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it has included an increasing\Nrange of nationalities --
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.09,0:05:31.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Congolese, Rwandan, Burundian,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.94,0:05:34.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Somalis, Ethiopian, South Sudanese.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.35,0:05:40.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, YARID has supported\Nover 3,000 refugees across Kampala
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.67,0:05:43.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and continues supporting more.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.35,0:05:47.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.97,0:05:53.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Refugees want empowerment, not handouts.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.01,0:05:56.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know our community better than anyone.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.17,0:06:02.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We understand the challenges\Nand opportunities we face
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.02,0:06:04.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to become self-reliant.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.68,0:06:08.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know better than anyone
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.60,0:06:12.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that initiatives created by refugees work.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.77,0:06:16.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They need to be internationally\Nrecognized and supported.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.62,0:06:20.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Give us the support we deserve,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.48,0:06:22.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we will pay you back with interest.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.88,0:06:24.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you so much.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.24,0:06:31.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)